ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

features

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editor’s letter
A guide to becoming a better, more refreshed you.

step one
Alert your book club: Bibliotherapy is here to cure what ails you.

reply all
Tips, projects, snail mail, and fetes straight from you.

ready, set, go!
Fall back into style with a neo-knit backpack and custom chalkboard.

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Paul Giambarba, a graphic designer famed for packaging Polaroid, leads the pack at age 81.

place setting
Cleveland, Ohio, rocks its citizens with urban renewal and creative events. 

small spaces
Take a peek into an absolutely tiny 320-square-foot loft retrofitted to live large.

to do list: at home
Speed clean your casa, get hooked on spoons, and sew a science-y pillow.

pet project
Deck your doghouse with a green roof you can plant yourself.

why it’s worth it
PUBLIC transportation on two wheels? Don’t mind if we do.

edible adventure: tomatoes
You say tomato, we say tomat-oh-me-oh-my from soup to stackers.

to do list: in the kitchen
Send an edible postcard, drink tea-spiked booze, and customize granola.

to do list: in the kitchen
We love community cookbooks so much that we’re making one of our very own—and asking for your recipes.

tech talk
Dust has got to go, but what to use? Broom or vacuum? Nestor tells all.

projects: you, made over
From the hair on your head to the rhythm in your step, projects to help you be your best.

macgyver
Necktie luggage tag for the win. Next up: cassette tapes.

it’s a wild, wild life
A Mexico City apartment like nothing you’ve ever seen. Check it out before the owners remodel again.

hello sleepy head (board)
Snip, stitch, and spray your way to a new headboard.

pick, prep, preserve
In a jam is the perfect place to be, especially with recipes to preserve summer on a spoon.

On the Cover: Planet Pillow, page 32 Photography by Cameron Sadeghpour< Prop Styling by Stephen Perfetto